The Portland daily press., 1887-09-27

New England League.

PoRTLAND's CLAIM TO THE PENNANr.
Portland's claim to the pennant Is just
and fair one, notwithstanding the fact that
the Massachusetts papers are trying to show
that II Is not. II the pennant is given to the
club that has the highest percentage Of games
actually played and won, 1t is theirs, and
stu these papers say the good name Of the
Sew England League should not be injured
Dy any attempt to win the pennant on tech
nicalities. They must admit that If there
were no technicalities the POrtlands would
now be flying the pennant, and there would
De no need OF further games. That Port
iand should be accused, under these circum-
stances, OF trying to win ON fine points, Is as
unjust as II Is absurd. The only game Port
iand Is credited with that 1t did not get by
nard work Is one Lynn game, which was
forfeited to them. But with this victory
dropped they would still lead Lowell. II the
Manchester defeat should count. The Port
lands have won every series, while Lowell
has lost two. By the revision of the sched-
uIe postponed game with Lowell, which
was TO be played of In this city, was dropped
ana Lowell gained SO much. Lowell has al
SO had the advantage Of playing 2i games
with Lynn, while Portland has played only
lS games with that club. Consequently
Lowell gains three victories, as both Lowell
and Portland were defeated by Lynn the
same number Of times. Every advantage
has been with Lowell, and still they have to
appeal to the other clubs to belp them win
the pcnnant by throwing out a game that
they have played and been defeated in, and
yet, In an Interview with a Boston Globe re-
porter, Manager McGunnigle states ''that
the Lowell club will agree to anything that
suits the Portlands, providing the Portlands
90 not, as usual, want the earth" III that
isn't cheek, what is? Another occasion
where Lowell was benefited at the expense
OF Portland, was the game in Lowell when
the Portlands commenced 10 bat Meade, and
Burns, q fresh man, was put in the box in
MS place, although few days later, when
Clarkson was sunstruek and almost pros
tTated, ne was obliged to play in right field.
when the matter was brought before the
League, the vote was contrary to all rules,
and one members excuse for voting against
Portland was that Portland was leading. In
regard to the game. on which hinges the
whole matter-when 1t was brought up be-
fore the League the last time the Lowell di-
rector present virtually admitted that every
tnlng was against them, and that they should
reckon on that game being counted against
them. McGuDnigle told one of the Portland
the club that won two out Of the three games mes
would fly the pennant. The L0wells have
no case at all II justice Is done. II II is not,
the Portland players win have the satisfac-
Lion. OF knnu'iao that eis~Ass--- - ---As t--A~
from them.
The National League.
The following games were played in the
National League yesterday:
AT DETROIT
Innings 3 81
IDesIots: ;;;;..''''.... ....'z o.
inulanapohs. o o o.
Base hlts-Detrots, Ia indianapolis, 0. Errors
-Detroits, Indianapolis, 1. Earned runs-De-
troits, z; Indianapolis, L. Batteries-Getzein
and Ganzell, Shreye and Arundel.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
Innlngs.,.......1 2 8 5 9 SO
Philadeipnias. u 1 D o o . 8
Washingtons. / o o l. 5
Base -Philadelphias, IT; Washington, IS
Errors-Philadelphias, o. Washingtons A. Earn-
ed runs-Philadelphias 9; Washingtons, g. Bat
terles-BufnDton and Clements, Gilmore and
Mack
AT NEW YORK,
=, lngs.s.................1
New forkS. .-...............3 o o. 8
ns.....................aO o o o. 2
Base hits-New Yorks, 10; Bostons. s. Errors
New forks, 2; Bostons, 2. Earned Tuns-New
norks, A; Bost0ns, 1. Batteres-Keefe land
Murphy, Madden and Kelly.
The Chicago-P -Pittsburg game In Chicago,
was postponed by rain.
STANDING OF THE NATIONAL IEAcrrp